U.S. hands over control of Iraq combat operations

U.S. hands over control of Iraq combat operations

Iraqi commandos showed off skills they learned from U.S. military forces, who Saturday formally handed over control of combat operations to
Iraqi security forces.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, was on hand to watch the final American combat team, the 4th Brigade of the 2nd Infantry
Division, tender responsibilities to the 6th Iraqi Army Division.
President Barack Obama has ordered the current 64,000-strong U.S. presence to be down to 50,000 by September 1.
Six U.S. brigades will remain to provide support to Iraqi soldiers and police.

I see the possibility of Iran moving into Iraq whilst chasing rebel Kurds. The Iranian forces will make contact with Iraqi security and the newly
smaller US forces. And there's a catalyst for the US-Iran War. It could quite possibly be a false-flag attempt using the same tactics NAZI Germany
used against Poland at the start of WWII.

It's baiting Iran into doing something that would allow the US to justify military action against them.

Honestly their army is a joke and we wouldn't have to do a thing beyond air force. We could destroy Iran's army today and never invade. That would
be a strong enough message. Destroying an army but not invading is a message that says we don't want you, we just want you to listen. This was
half-done in Iraq in the 90s. We did not conquer them. We simply bombed and half-invaded. If we'd just bombed it would still work.

Only a fool would occupy Iran. There is no logic to it. Simply bombing the targets and ignoring them is enough.

Pure propoganda. Troop levels will be reduced from 64,000 to 50,000. Are we to assume that only 14,000 troops in Iraq are actually "combat"
troops? And since the the remaining troops will be there for training and support, I guess we will only need the most experienced troops to stay
there. Senior enlisted and officers only, all the E-4 and below can go home, their services will not be needed.

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